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Panicum capillare  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40914

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Panicum barbipulvinatum Nash
  
    Panicum capillare ssp. barbipulvinatum (Nash) Tzvelev
  
    Panicum capillare var. agreste Gatt.
  
    Panicum capillare var. barbipulvinatum (Nash) McGregor
  
    Panicum capillare var. brevifolium Vasey ex Scribn.
  
    Panicum capillare var. occidentale Rydb.
  
    Chasea capillaris (L.) Nieuwl.
  
    Leptoloma barbipulvinata (Nash) Smyth
  
    Leptoloma capillaris (L.) Smyth
  
    Milium barbipulvinatum (Nash) Lunell
  
    Milium capillare (L.) Moench
  
    Millium capillare (L.) Moench
  
    Panicum bobarti Lam.
  
    Panicum capillare Rol. ex Rottb.
  
    Panicum elegantulum Suksd.
  
    Panicum capillare ssp. capillare L.
  
    Panicum barbipulvinatum var. hirsutipes Suksd.
  
    Panicum capillare var. capillare L.
  
    Panicum capillare var. vulgare Scribn.
  
  Common Name(s): panicgrass
 
    ticklegrass
 
    tumble panic
 
    tumbleweed grass
 
    witches hair
 
    witchgrass
 
    annual witchgrass
 
    common panic grass
 
    common witchgrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusPanicum L. – panicum, panicgrass  
                                  SpeciesPanicum capillare L. – panicgrass, ticklegrass, tumble panic, tumbleweed grass, witches hair, witchgrass, annual witchgrass, common panic grass, common witchgrass  
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Panicum capillare   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Panicum capillare   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Panicum capillare   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Panicum capillare   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Panicum capillare   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
    Caribbean Territories, Native  
 

 

    

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